Canada advisory committee recommends pausing AstraZeneca vaccine shots: Statement
Mar 30, 2021, at 02:48 pm
Toronto/Sputnik: Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunizations (NACI) is recommending a pause in inoculating Canadians under the age of 55 with the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine citing safety concerns.
Joe Biden 'does not care' about Donald Trump’s plan to visit border
Mar 29, 2021, at 05:29 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: US President Joe Biden has said he does not care about the plans of the former US President Donald Trump to visit the southern border over the next few weeks.
Canada offers free Covid vaccines for visitors
Mar 29, 2021, at 01:04 pm
Toronto/IBNS: While visitor inflow continues as border operations function under strict control, the government of Canada showed its benevolence by offering the priced COVID 19 vaccines free of cost to visitors in the country.
US condemns China’s response sanctions over Xinjiang: Secretary of State
Mar 28, 2021, at 03:23 pm
Washington/Sputnik: The United States condemns China’s response sanctions introduced against persons and legal entities in the United States and Canada over these countries' unilateral restrictions linked to the Chinese region of Xinjiang, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.
Biden nominates Indian American Seema Nanda as Labour Department solicitor
Mar 27, 2021, at 11:34 pm
US President Joe Biden has nominated yet another Indian American, Seema Nanda, a former CEO of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), to be the Department of Labour solicitor, the White House announced on Friday.
Joe Biden suggests ‘Democratic’ alternative to China’s Belt and road project
Mar 27, 2021, at 11:24 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US President Joe Biden told reporters that he suggested to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson developing an international infrastructure project to compete with China’s Belt and Road Initiative.
Two dead, 8 injured in shootings at US' Virginia Beach Oceanfront: Police
Mar 27, 2021, at 10:52 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Two people are dead and eight others received injuries after a series of shootings, one of which was officer-involved, at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront in the United States on Friday, according to police.
US Congress grills tech giants' CEOs over their role in spreading misinformation, Capitol Hill riot
Mar 27, 2021, at 03:10 am
Washington/IBNS: The US Congress has grilled the CEOs of tech giants Facebook, WhatsApp and Google over their brands' role in fueling the violence at the US Capitol in January this year and also for spreading misinformation about Covid-19 vaccines.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi says US to hold China accountable for human rights abuses
Mar 26, 2021, at 05:20 pm
Washington: US Speaker Nancy Pelosi recently slammed China and said Washington will hold Beijing accountable for human rights abuses against the Uyghurs in Xinjiang as well as against people in Tibet and Hong Kong.
Canada's Supreme Court rules Ottawa's carbon tax against climate change as constitutional
Mar 26, 2021, at 05:00 am
Ottawa/IBNS: The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that federal Liberal government's carbon pricing regime is constitutional in a 6-3 decision, that allows Ottawa to go ahead with its plan to ensure every province and territory has a price on carbon to curb greenhouse gas emissions.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken targets China over coercive measures
Mar 25, 2021, at 11:50 pm
Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has slammed China for its sweeping use of coercive measures and even urged NATO allies to work with the U.S. in order to mount pushback on Beijing.
Some 300 migrant children in US care facilities test positive for Coronavirus: Reports
Mar 25, 2021, at 02:42 pm
Washington/Sputnik: About 300 migrant children currently held in US federal care facilities have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the news website Axios reported on Wednesday citing the Department of Health and Human Services sources.
Moksha Canada to launch first-ever Spring Fest to celebrate country's multiculturalism
Mar 25, 2021, at 03:41 am
Canada/IBNS: Observing its first-ever celebration, Spring Fest multiculturalism would be showcased by Moksha Canada and would be held on Saturday, March 27 from 5 - 9 PM, with a kid’s component on Sunday, March 28 from 2-4 PM.
Indian-American Vivek Murthy is US Surgeon General
Mar 25, 2021, at 01:24 am
Washington/UNI: Indian-American physician Vivek Murthy has been confirmed by the Senate as US surgeon general.
Government announces extension of Canada Emergency Business Account to help small businesses
Mar 23, 2021, at 09:51 pm
Ottawa: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, and the Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, Mary Ng, announced that the deadline for new Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) applications is being extended from Mar 31 to June 30, 2021.
US needs more ships to contain China, Russia, says Senator
Mar 23, 2021, at 03:31 pm
Washington/Sputnik: The United States must accelerate building new ships for the US Navy to contain the growing sea power of China and Russia, Senator Roger Wicker wrote in an op-ed piece.
Mar 23, 2021, at 03:10 pm
Beijing: The United States, Britain and Canada have expressed deep concern regarding China’s alleged human rights violations and abuses in Xinjiang.
Ten people killed in Boulder shooting, including first officer at scene, local police say
Mar 23, 2021, at 02:31 pm
Washington/Sputnik: Ten people, including a police officer who was the first to respond to the scene, were killed in the Monday shooting at a grocery store in Boulder, Colorado, local police said.
US Miami beach curfew, causeway closures extended to April 12 - Reports
Mar 22, 2021, at 11:47 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Crowds visiting Miami Beach City, United States, during spring break have forced the city commission to extend COVID-19 lockdown to April 12 with an 8:00 p.m. curfew and a 10 p.m. causeway closure as a means to stop the spread of the coronavirus, local news website reported.
US pullout from Iran nuclear deal demonstrates complete incapacity to negotiate
Mar 22, 2021, at 02:54 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The US withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal is proof of Washington’s complete inability to reach agreements and is a violation of international law, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with Chinese media, published by the Russian Foreign Ministry.
US yet to make final decision on withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan: Pentagon chief
Mar 21, 2021, at 03:43 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said US President Joe Biden has not made a final decision on the pullout of US troops from Afghanistan yet.
Ontario's Medical experts' grow consensus about its entering third wave of COVID-19
Mar 20, 2021, at 04:25 am
Ontario/IBNS: There has been a growing consensus among medical experts across Ontario, that the province has entered the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Trial of Canadian spy suspect detained in China ends without verdict
Mar 20, 2021, at 12:05 am
Moscow/Sputnik: The Chinese court did not deliver a verdict in the Friday trial of a Canadian citizen, Michael Spavor, who was detained on suspicion of espionage, Canadian media reported on Friday.
Mar 19, 2021, at 06:08 pm
Washington: A US labour group has asked President Joe Biden and his government to cut off imports of solar energy products from China’s Xinjiang region from where the allegation of forced labour has often emerged.
First session of Chinese-US talks in Alaska come to end
Mar 19, 2021, at 03:45 pm
Beijing/Sputnik: The first session of the Chinese-US talks in Alaska has come to an end, with the Chinese delegation having already left the negotiating room, China’s media reported on Friday.
Sentencing of Toronto van attacker put over until end of may: Spokesperson
Mar 19, 2021, at 03:16 pm
Toronto/Sputnik: The sentencing of the perpetrator of the deadly 2018 Toronto van attack has been put over until May 31, an Attorney General Ministry spokesperson told Sputnik.
Canada's stalled vaccine rollout starts after it falls behind
Mar 18, 2021, at 08:16 pm
Toronto: Last week, Health Canada cleared the fourth Covid-19 vaccine as a part of a national campaign to vaccinate the population. The Johnson & Johnson vaccine joins the Pfizer-Biontech vaccine, with a 95% efficacy rate, alongside the Moderna and AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccines.
US to sanction organisations for transactions with 24 or more China, HK officials
Mar 17, 2021, at 11:48 pm
Washington/UNI: The United States will impose sanctions against financial organisations conducting transactions with 24 more Chinese and Hong Kong officials whose actions reduced Hong Kong's autonomy, the US State Department said in a statement.
US stresses alliance with South Korea against 'unprecedented challenges' from North, China
Mar 17, 2021, at 11:43 pm
Seoul/UNI: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday the alliance with South Korea has "never been more important" given the "unprecedented challenges" from North Korea and China, and reaffirmed Washington's security commitment to Seoul.
US: Eight killed in shootings at three spas in Atlanta
Mar 17, 2021, at 02:27 pm
Atlanta/UNI: At least 8 people, including four women, were killed in three separate shootings at spas in Atlanta, police said on Tuesday.